Chapter 101 Yan Selection of Officials
However, there is still a problem here, and that is how to talk to King Yan.
He Xi was absolutely unwilling to let King Yan get a piece of the pie from Gansu.
But the reality is that He Xi must respect King Yan. Respect the military strength in the hands of King Yan. Faced with the pressure from Timur, King Yan was still able to mobilize some troops. It is said that there is not enough success and more than enough failure.
Now even after Beijing takes over the northwest, will it station a large number of troops here?
no, I can not.
Beijing’s most important opponent is Nanjing. There are a total of thirteen armies of the Forbidden Army. In addition, there are a large number of various types of armed forces, but they are still a little stretched to deal with Nanjing.
In a war, there are never too many troops.
As far as the overall strategy is concerned, it is impossible for Gansu to deploy heavy troops. Faced with King Yan's military superiority, some compromises must be made.
He Xi thought for a moment and made a condition to King Yan.
First, increase the special funding for King Yan. He Xi could even issue King Yan's public bonds for King Yan.
Second, give King Yan special personnel rights in Gansu. He Xi followed the experience of later generations and switched all officials west of Lanzhou to Yanxuan officials. That is to say, although they are officials of the Ming Dynasty, their appointments are in the hands of the King of Yan. Even if the King of Yan needs them in the future, these people can serve in the State of Yan.
This has two advantages for King Yan.
First, develop the talent pool of the Ming Dynasty for King Yan.
King Yan was very short of talents. Especially civil servant talents. Even if the world fell into two, most civil servants did not think of going to the vassal state. As for Beijing, although many universities have been established, there is not yet a surplus of talent in Beijing.
Most talents will find positions in the imperial court and the army.
There are many people in King Yan who can fight, but there are very few people who can govern the place.
However, King Yan selected some talents from Ming Dynasty and placed them in Gansu and other places. The personnel power was in the hands of King Yan. Whatever King Yan did in Gansu, it was easy to get support. Secondly, these people will be easily won over by King Yan in the future. The reason is very simple. They are labeled as King of Yan. If they don't go to the Yan Kingdom, it will be easy for them to enter another book in the Ming Dynasty.
Second, it is also easy to take back this power.
It's just personnel rights. Although this personnel right actually acquiesced to many of Yan's privileges in Gansu. But these privileges are a gray area. Ming Dynasty has never acknowledged this and will take back this personnel right in the future. Canceled all these things as well.
He Xi sent someone to tell King Yan about these contents. All he could do was wait for news.
Then He Xi had an idea in her mind, that is, she should go to the northwest.
The reason is also very simple.
There will be a big breakthrough in the northwest, which will affect many things, if it can be done. It can even allow the northwest region to leave only Guanzhong for Nanjing. The troops crossed Longxi and touched Sichuan.
If not done well. It can easily become a one-pot sandwich.
This is not just a military issue. If it were just a military issue, He Xi would not think about it, because it is easy for frontline generals to do well in military issues. But the rest of the issues are different.
It’s not that frontline generals can’t do a good job. If they can do a good job, they can’t be allowed to do it. Qu Neng's power is too great.
Either send a minister to the northwest to deal with it on behalf of the imperial court. Or go there someday.
But this depends on the situation of the center, and also has something to do with Zhu Xiongying's thoughts.
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"Pah!" Zhu Yunwen smashed the porcelain in his hand on the ground and said sternly to Ding Xian: "I entrusted the great affairs of the world to my husband, and this is how my husband repays me."
Ding Xian said nothing and knelt on the ground, just kowtow.
Zide spoke up. He said: "Your Majesty, I deserve death for my crime."
Originally, Zhu Yunwen summoned Ding Xian. But Ding Xian called Qi De over. Just because Ding Xian knew about the war in the northwest, Zhu Yunwen would definitely be furious.
the reason is simple.
The Battle of Yulin is not a battle for both sides
Unexpected war. Beijing has been preparing for this war for more than a year. But Nanjing was never the same.
A steady stream of supplies is being transported to the northwest region from all directions.
Otherwise, hundreds of thousands of troops and even a large amount of food, gunpowder and other materials would be maintained in Yulin City. How was it transported to the front line?
The copper and iron walls in Yulin City are no weaker than those in Jinan City. Even the city defense of Jinan City is nothing more than this.
Therefore, the Battle of Yulin is likely to be a preview of the future Battle of Jinan.
This was the reason why Zhu Yunwen was most shocked and angry.
In fact, Zhu Yunwen also knew that Ding Xian had little responsibility for this matter.
Although Ding Xian is the chief minister of the cabinet, he does not participate in many military matters. The reason is very simple. Zhu Yunwen brought Ding Xian up to solve logistical problems, and did not expect Ding Xian to do anything militarily.
Now Ding Xian is doing very well.
It’s not that Zhu Yunwen didn’t know that there was a problem with over-issuance of currency. After all, the lessons learned from the treasure banknotes were clear to his mind.
It's just that he knows better what will happen if he can't defeat him now.
As long as you can win, what if the treasure depreciates? The world is at hand.
Moreover, Ding Xian also set up industry, and taxes from Jiangning Industrial Zone also became an important income for the court.
With money, all aspects of work have been carried out, and the supply of front-line military supplies has kept up. This is all due to Ding Xian.
Things on the front line have nothing to do with Ding Xian. But Zhu Yunwen couldn't help being shocked and angry.
Ding Xian also understood this, so he pulled Qi over. Ding Xian was responsible for some of the munitions production, but allocating munitions for the front line and even some troop dispatching were Qide's business.
Zide is a man who does not allow others to take the blame for him. And Zide also feels that there is no big problem in this matter. It's purely a matter of strength.
This is also the point that everyone in Nanjing least wants to admit.
After the war till now, it is obvious that they are the orthodox ones. Beijing is only a small part of the country, but it is Beijing that dominates Nanjing.
Zhu Yunwen sneered and said, "Is it enough that the crime deserves death?"
Qi De said: "Of course not. It's not too late to make amends. I have an idea. Save the situation in the northwest."
Zhu Yunwen calmed down his temper and said, "Tell me."
Zide said: "Build railways. Only by building railways can we reduce the losses on the front line. Send more supplies to the front lines. Even if we don't use trains and use horse-drawn carts, we can reduce a lot of losses."
Ding Xian felt a little hesitant after hearing Qi De's words. In fact, it's not that he hasn't thought about this matter, but he is more aware of one thing. Nowadays, all roads to the front are transporting baggage.
Nowadays, building railways requires a lot of waste of manpower and material resources. Is it really a good thing for the current Nanjing court?
However, Ding Xian soon saw a slight change in Zhu Yunwen's expression. He knew in his heart that Zhu Yunwen was moved. He immediately made a decision. Said: "Actually, I also have this idea. Now the Taiping Iron Works has spare capacity to produce rails. However, the steam engine is still being imitated. But please rest assured, Your Majesty, the steam engine will be imitated sooner or later. It is also possible to build the railway first."
"I think there are two railways, one is the Fangcheng Railway. The other is the Lantian Railway. Both of these railways start from Nanyang and connect all the way from Fangcheng to the Baihe River, across Fangcheng Mountain and to the Huai River. The other one is connected to Danshui River. Railways for water transportation to Guanzhong. With these two railways, a large amount of materials can be continuously transported from the Yangtze River and Han River to Guanzhong and the Yellow River."
I have to admit Ding Xian's talent.
Ding Xian didn't think much about it before. But I was quick to think and came up with these two plans to support Zhu Yunwen.
Both of these plans are not groundless.
He has a prototype respectively.
The Fangcheng Railway was actually the Beijing-Xiangxiang Canal project during the Northern Song Dynasty, but it was finally abandoned due to geological reasons. The Lantian Railway is the Danjiang-Tongjing Canal in the Tang Dynasty. It is a project preparing to connect the Han River Basin and the Guanzhong Water Area. This allows Jiangnan's supplies to bypass the three gates and flow continuously.
Continuously enter the Guanzhong area. It was also a huge project, but it also failed in the end.
Ding Xian adheres to the principle that the canal actually has more requirements than the railway.
It requires water sources, watersheds, and slopes, which are much more than a railway. When the railway encounters a situation where the height difference is too large, there are many solutions, while the canal can only use ship locks.
